How does society approach the sexual desires of those with disabilities? Stephanie Wright explores the history of a lack of acknowledgement of vulnerable people’s sexual autonomy , which can result in an increased possibility of harm.
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Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture: Hazel Carby on Imperial Sexual Economies
In this year’s Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture, Hazel Carby uses the lens of her own family history to explore Imperial Sexual Economies. Listen now on the latest episode of the History Workshop Podcast.
Sex Work and Police Violence in the Archives
How should historians respond to acts of violence in the official archive? Catherine Phipps considers the life of Samia, an Algerian-French teenager, arguing that the epistemic attacks she faced highlight the urgency of historical work which takes account of police violence against sex workers.
Virtual Special Issue: History of Sexualities
This Virtual Special Issue of History Workshop Journal brings together 18 articles on the history of sexualities.
Shorn Slaves in the Early Modern Mediterranean: Hairy Stories of Oppression and Agency
How did haircutting and haircare shape narratives of slavery, oppression, and belonging in the early modern Mediterranean? Stefan Hanß explores the intimate politics of hair.
Missing Voices in the Age of the Beloveds: Ottoman Same Sex Intimacy
Just remembering queer Muslim pasts is not enough – we should acknowledge their inherent power imbalances
“Never in the Presence of Any Woman”: Male Homoeroticism and Elite Education
If you were the president of a higher education institution, would you accept a substantial donation to endow a professorship on the condition that you also construct a tunnel between the professor’s lodgings and student accommodation? This is precisely the bargain that Thomas Case, the president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford from 1904 to 1924, made with an American antiquities dealer, Edward Perry Warren.
